Plus a hit parade in Vancouver, a savior in Ottawa, the timeline of witnessing all-time greatness in Washington and much more.

It will be ushering immensely talented youngsters Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider to greatness, and making sure the malaise which infected the Red Wings before the coaching change doesn’t happen again.

The Red Wings were eights points out of a playoff spot when McLellan replaced Derek Lalonde the day after Christmas. Now they’re two points out.

This season, the Detroit Red Wings are discovering what a lot of people learn the hard way. Threesomes may look good on paper, but often, the dream doesn’t equal the reality.

Dylan Larkin scored two goals and the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 on Thursday night. Larkin, Jonatan Berggren and Patrick Kane had power-play goals for Detroit, which also got a goal from Marco Kasper.

Larkin scored a power-play goal on three shots and added an assist Sunday in a 6-2 win over the Kraken.

The Detroit Wings are 7-1 since head coach Todd McLellan took over, eager to keep learning what he wants from them.

While the Tampa Bay Lightning continue to move up the Eastern Conference standings, their captain Victor Hedman keeps checking off milestones. The Lightning and their hulking defenseman will finish a two-game homestand Saturday night against the sizzling Detroit Red Wings in the opener of four matchups between the Atlantic Division foes.

Many of the Wings' recent first-round draft picks have been contributing heavily during the team's 8-2-0 run since coach Todd McLellan took over.

But, as Dylan Larkin noted, it’s only natural to peek at the standings, especially when things are going as well as they have been the past 2½ weeks for the Detroit Red Wings.

Patrick Kane and the Red Wings won again on Thursday night, securing a 5-2 victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers.